Printing-machine.



C. L. MOON 6L J. ODELL.

PRINTING'MAGHINB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. c, 1912.

1,074,004. Patented sept. 23, 1913.

Minimum C. L. MOON & J. ODELL.

PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBII AUG. e. 1912 1 ,074,004, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1912.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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@Lamina/oms ZT'I 1 u mm CHARLES L. MOON AND JOHN ODELL, OF JOPLIN, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS T0 JOPLIN NOVELTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F JOPLIN, MISSOURI.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

Application led August 6, 1912. Serial No. 713,602.

To all who/ml u may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES L. MOON and Jol-1N ODELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Joplin, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for printing strips or tapes of paper, fabric or other suitable material for advertising or other purposes, the primary object of the invention being to provide a simple, reliable and efficient machine whereby the operation of printing one or more strips may be readily, conveniently, cheaply and expeditiously carried out. n

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a machine of this character which will take the strip from a roll and rapidly print and rewind the same in roll form. and which permits of interchangeable parts being used, whereby strips of any width may be printed.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts` hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in` which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a printing machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the printing mechanism, per se, parts appearing in section. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the supply device. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the rewinding device. Figs. 6 and 7 are, respectively, a side view of the guide, and a plan view of the guide roll removed from its supporting standards.

The apparatus comprises a printing mech anism proper A, asupporting or supply device B, upon which the strips or tapes are carried in roll form, and a rewinding device C on which the strips or tapes are again rewound into roll form after passing through and being operated upon by the printing mechanism. These threeparts of the apparatus may be mounted upon a. bench, table or other suitable support D.

The printing mechanism A consists of a frame structure including a base or bottom cross bar 1, standards or uprights 2, and an upper cross bar 3, said standards being provided with vertical longitudinal bearing slots 4 communicating at their upper ends with lateral slots 5, each of which extends through one of the side edges of its standard. The upper cross bar 3 supports a series of ink reservoirs or fountains 6, equal in number to the sets of printing rolls, and each provided with a discharge nozzle 7 having a controlling valve 8. Arranged within the base of said frame structure of the printing mechanism is a series of platen rolls 9, equal in number to the strips or tapes to .be printed at a time, which rolls are fixedly mounted upon a transverse shaft 10 journaled inbearing openings 11 in the lower ends of the standards. Above the rolls 9 is arranged a corresponding series of printing rolls 12, carrying removable and interchangeablel rinting forms 13, which may be in the crm of plates, stamps or seteup type, as desired, and are suitably constructed and arranged so as to be removably secured in position for use, so that the type Yforms may be changed whenever desired according to the subject matter to be printed. These rollers and forms may be constructed and arranged to print a ta e or strip 0f any given width, or strips of dlt'- ferent widths. The said rollers 12 are journaled loosely upon a shaft 14 for free revoluble movement, the ends oi which shaft are of angular form and fit within the slots 4.

Arranged within the upper portion of the frame are inking rolls 15 which are adapted to be supplied with ink from thenozzles 7 of the superposed ink reservoir 6 and are mounted to revolve upon a transverse shaft 1G having angular ends fitting' within the slots 4, as shown. Below the inliing rolls, and between the same and the printing rolls 12, are inking distributing rolls 17, which receive the ink from therolls 15 and distribute the same uniformly and evenly to rewinding drums 41, under the pull of which the tapes or strips are fed through the rinting mechanism and from the supply rums and after bein printed are rewound upon the rewinding rums, from which they may be bodil removed in an obvious manner and mounte upon spools for storage, sale or use. The drums or s ools 41, of course, may constitute the hol ing drums or spools upon which the rolls are mounted for service, which drums may be removed from the driv- .ing shaft after the strips are printed and new drums substituted therefor.

In practice, the printing forms upon the printing rollers may consist of rubber plates or strips bear-infr the desired type faces or matter to be printed, and these strips may be secured in place in any preferred manner, so that they may be removed and new strips substituted therefor with or Without r uiring detachment of the printing rolls. hen the machine is in operation, the valves 8`are, of course, adjusted to feed the required amount of ink by gravity to the inking rolls 15, from which the ink is spread over the rolls 17 fordistribution to the printing rolls.

The apparatus will be found of advantage in 'printing strips or tapes for advertising or other purposes, Where rapidity of action and economy of operation ,are factors of importance.

We claim 1. In an ap aratus of the character described, in com ination with strip supplying and Winding devices, a printin mechanism including a frame, a plurality o platen rolls journaled in said frame, a Iseries of sets of printing, ink distributing and inking rolls independent-1y mounted u on shafts arranged in regular order a ove the platen rolls and slidabl connected with and removably mounte upon the frame, tensioning sprln s dis osed between the frame and shaft of le in ing roll for maintaining the sets of rolls in contactual relation, means for supplying ink to the respective inking rolls, and suitable driving mechanism for the Winding devices.

2. In an a paratus of the character described, and 1n combination with strip supplying and winding devices, a printing mechanism including a frame `havin vertical slots with lateral entrances, a urality of platen rolls journaled in said rame, a series of sets of printing, ink distributin and inking rolls` independently mounte upon Vshafts fitted within said slots in regular order above the platen rolls, tensiomn springs connected with the frame and sha of the inking roll for maintaining the sets of rolls in contactual relation, means for supplying ink to the res ctive inkin rolls, and suitable driving mec anism for t e winding devices.

In testimony whereof We aix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. MOON. JOHN ODELL.

Witnesses:

Encan B. CHESTNUT, W. E. CRUEG. 

